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Culture and colour
Listening
3
1.2
Work in pairs. Do the quiz
Colours and their
meaning
. Then listen and check how many answers
you got right.
4
1.2
Listen again and complete the notes.
Colour
Place
Meaning
red
Western cultures
Eastern cultures
love, passion,
1
luck, prosperity,
courage
yellow China
India
power
wisdom,
2
orange
Japan
happiness,
3
blue
Western cultures
Mexico
4
mourning
5
international
Western cultures
environmentalism
envy
5
Do these colours mean the same in your culture?
Vocabulary
feelings and
personal states
1
Work in pairs. Which colours do you associate
with the words
love
and
anger
?
2
Choose the correct word for each de!nition.
Check that you understand the meaning of
the other words. Use a dictionary if necessary.
1
passion / prosperity
!nancial success
2
love / luck
when things go well without
planning them
3
courage / anger
the ability to face
dangerous situations without being afraid
4
happiness / wisdom
the ability to make good
decisions based on experience
5
knowledge / sorrow
information and facts
that a person has
6
power / sadness
a feeling of being unhappy
7
joy / mourning
a feeling of great sadness
when someone dies
8
pride / envy
a feeling of wanting what
someone else has
1
Look at the photo. Where are the
women going?
a to a birthday party
b to a wedding
2
Does red have di!erent meanings in
Eastern andWestern cultures?
a yes
b no
3
Where does yellow symbolise wisdom?
a China
b India
4
Which colour means ‘happiness’ in
Japan?
a orange
b pink
5
Can you say ‘I feel blue’ in English?
a yes
b no
6
When do people wear blue in Mexico?
a at Easter
b at funerals
7
Who uses green as their symbol?
a the environmentalist movement
b the scout movement
Colours
meaning
and their
&
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vocabulary
feelings and personal states t
listening
colours and their meaning t
pronunciation
questions t
grammar
question forms t
writing and speaking
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